"Reading one book is like eating one potato chip."
~Diane Duane~
~Diane Duane~
Just like potato chips, we want the students at Berewick Elementary to be hungry for lots of books and be voracious readers. To see that their appetite for reading is filled, students will come to the Library with their homeroom class on a set day and time. Each time the students come to the Library, they will have the opportunity to checkout new books. However, in order to get new books, they must return the ones they checked out previously. Students will not get new books if they have an Overdue or Lost Library book. Please look at the schedule below and note the day that each class comes to the Library and ensure that all books are returned.
KINDERGARTEN & 1st Grade in the library
Students in Kindergarten will spend the first several weeks in the Library learning about taking care of books, how to select a "just right" book, and different ways to read a book. After learning all of this information, the students will be able to checkout one book each time they come to the Library. However, in order to get a new book, they must return the one they checked out previously. Students will not get a new book if they have an Overdue or Lost Library book.
2nd & 3rd grade in the library
Students in 2nd and 3rd grade will be allowed to checkout two books each time they come to the Library. Their first checkout will begin once Student ID Badges have been made and distributed. The number of books which students can checkout each time will be determined by the number that they return, with two being the maximum. For instance, if they return two, they will get two...if they return one and are still reading the other one, then they will get one...if they return none, then they will get none. Please remember that in order to get new books, they must return the ones they checked out previously. Students will not get a new book if they have an Overdue or Lost Library book.
4th & 5th grade in the library
Students in 4th and 5th grade will be allowed to checkout three books each time they come to the Library. Their first checkout will begin once Student ID Badges have been made and distributed. The number of books which students can checkout each time will be determined by the number that they return, with three being the maximum. For instance, if they return three, they will get three...if they return two and are still reading the other one, they will get two...if they return one and are still reading the other three, they will get one...if they return none, they will get none. Please remember that in order to get new books, they must return the ones they checked out previously. Students will not get a new books if they have an Overdue or Lost Library book.